Raouf Boutaba

27.1k total citations · 12 hit papers
447 papers, 17.7k citations indexed

About

Raouf Boutaba is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Raouf Boutaba has authored 447 papers receiving a total of 17.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 397 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 140 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 81 papers in Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Raouf Boutaba's work include Software-Defined Networks and 5G (131 papers), Network Security and Intrusion Detection (102 papers) and Caching and Content Delivery (83 papers). Raouf Boutaba is often cited by papers focused on Software-Defined Networks and 5G (131 papers), Network Security and Intrusion Detection (102 papers) and Caching and Content Delivery (83 papers). Raouf Boutaba collaborates with scholars based in Canada, France and United States. Raouf Boutaba's co-authors include Qi Zhang, N. M. Mosharaf Kabir Chowdhury, Cheng Lü, Reaz Ahmed, Shihabur Rahman Chowdhury, Mohamed Faten Zhani, Md. Faizul Bari, Nashid Shahriar, Mosharaf Chowdhury and Rashid Mijumbi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the IEEE, Communications of the ACM and IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials.

In The Last Decade

Raouf Boutaba

423 papers receiving 16.8k citations

Hit Papers

Cloud computing: state-of-the-art and research challenges 2009 2026 2014 2020 2010 2015 2009 2018 2009 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Cloud computing: state-of-the-art and research challenges
    2010 2.2k citations Qi Zhang, Cheng Lü et al. Journal of Internet Services and Applications profile →
  2. Network Function Virtualization: State-of-the-Art and Research Challenges
    2015 1.4k citations Rashid Mijumbi, Raouf Boutaba et al. profile →
  3. A survey of network virtualization
    2009 845 citations N. M. Mosharaf Kabir Chowdhury, Raouf Boutaba Computer Networks profile →
  4. A comprehensive survey on machine learning for networking: evolution, applications and research opportunities
    2018 651 citations Raouf Boutaba, Mohammad A. Salahuddin et al. Journal of Internet Services and Applications profile →
  5. Virtual Network Embedding with Coordinated Node and Link Mapping
    2009 610 citations N. M. Mosharaf Kabir Chowdhury, Raouf Boutaba et al. profile →
  6. ViNEYard: Virtual Network Embedding Algorithms With Coordinated Node and Link Mapping
    2011 588 citations Mosharaf Chowdhury, Raouf Boutaba et al. profile →
  7. Network virtualization: state of the art and research challenges
    2009 562 citations N. M. Mosharaf Kabir Chowdhury, Raouf Boutaba profile →
  8. Data Center Network Virtualization: A Survey
    2012 458 citations Md. Faizul Bari, Raouf Boutaba et al. profile →
  9. Internet of Drones
    2016 350 citations Raouf Boutaba et al. profile →
  10. Orchestrating Virtualized Network Functions
    2016 332 citations Shihabur Rahman Chowdhury, Reaz Ahmed et al. IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management profile →
  11. Collaborative Security
    2015 283 citations Raouf Boutaba et al. profile →
  12. PayLess: A low cost network monitoring framework for Software Defined Networks
    2014 246 citations Shihabur Rahman Chowdhury, Md. Faizul Bari et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Raouf Boutaba Canada 53 15.1k 6.1k 5.7k 2.4k 787 447 17.7k
Mohammad S. Obaidat United States 57 8.8k 0.6× 5.0k 0.8× 4.5k 0.8× 3.1k 1.3× 1.2k 1.5× 876 14.8k
Geyong Min United Kingdom 62 9.1k 0.6× 4.6k 0.8× 3.9k 0.7× 4.0k 1.7× 624 0.8× 657 15.0k
Srđjan Čapkun Switzerland 52 6.2k 0.4× 3.5k 0.6× 3.4k 0.6× 2.7k 1.1× 973 1.2× 155 10.2k
Raj Jain United States 47 11.2k 0.7× 5.6k 0.9× 1.8k 0.3× 1.8k 0.8× 852 1.1× 277 14.0k
David A. Maltz United States 41 15.8k 1.0× 4.3k 0.7× 7.7k 1.4× 1.6k 0.7× 443 0.6× 78 18.0k
Mung Chiang United States 60 12.8k 0.8× 9.9k 1.6× 2.1k 0.4× 1.6k 0.7× 524 0.7× 332 17.2k
Meikang Qiu United States 71 6.1k 0.4× 2.7k 0.4× 7.2k 1.3× 3.5k 1.5× 997 1.3× 383 14.0k
Mianxiong Dong Japan 63 8.0k 0.5× 5.2k 0.9× 2.8k 0.5× 3.0k 1.3× 785 1.0× 486 14.0k
Guihai Chen China 53 7.2k 0.5× 5.7k 0.9× 2.3k 0.4× 2.2k 0.9× 346 0.4× 750 12.8k
Debiao He China 66 9.6k 0.6× 3.1k 0.5× 11.6k 2.1× 8.3k 3.5× 1.5k 1.9× 431 17.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Raouf Boutaba

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Raouf Boutaba's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Raouf Boutaba with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Raouf Boutaba more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Raouf Boutaba

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Raouf Boutaba. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Raouf Boutaba. The network helps show where Raouf Boutaba may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Raouf Boutaba

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Raouf Boutaba. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Raouf Boutaba based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Raouf Boutaba. Raouf Boutaba is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Fung, Carol, et al.. (2025). Toward a Privacy-Preserving and Secure Smart City: Recent Advances in User-Centric Applications. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 12(22). 46392–46416.
2.
Almeida, Raul C., et al.. (2024). Cost minimization of multi-class demands groomed over multi-rate OTN interfaces considering WDM-layer constraints. Optical Fiber Technology. 85. 103803–103803.
3.
Assis, K. D. R., et al.. (2024). Multi-objective optimization of asymmetric bit rate partitioning for multipath protection in elastic optical networks. Computer Networks. 251. 110627–110627. 1 indexed citations
4.
Saha, Niloy, et al.. (2024). Evaluating Open-Source 5G SA Testbeds: Unveiling Performance Disparities in RAN Scenarios. OpenMETU (Middle East Technical University). 1–6. 4 indexed citations
5.
Shahriar, Nashid, et al.. (2022). SliceSecure: Impact and Detection of DoS/DDoS Attacks on 5G Network Slices. 639–642. 15 indexed citations
6.
François, Jérôme, et al.. (2021). Mitigating TCP Protocol Misuse With Programmable Data Planes. IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management. 18(1). 760–774. 14 indexed citations
7.
Chowdhury, Shihabur Rahman, et al.. (2020). Non-Intrusive and Workflow-Aware Virtual Network Function Scheduling in User-Space. IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing. 10(3). 1975–1990. 4 indexed citations
8.
Salahuddin, Mohammad A., et al.. (2019). A Graph-Based Machine Learning Approach for Bot Detection. arXiv (Cornell University). 144–152. 4 indexed citations
9.
Peng, Yuyang, et al.. (2018). Dynamic allocation of power delivery paths in consolidated data centers based on adaptive UPS switching. Computer Networks. 144. 254–270. 25 indexed citations
10.
Boutaba, Raouf, et al.. (2018). Bitforest: a Portable and Efficient Blockchain-Based Naming System. 226–232. 2 indexed citations
11.
Mijumbi, Rashid, et al.. (2016). A Connectionist Approach to Dynamic Resource Management for Virtualised Network Functions. 1–9. 31 indexed citations
12.
Bari, Md. Faizul, Shihabur Rahman Chowdhury, Reaz Ahmed, & Raouf Boutaba. (2015). Orchestrating Virtualized Network Functions. arXiv (Cornell University). 5 indexed citations
13.
Zhang, Qi, et al.. (2014). Venice: Reliable virtual data center embedding in clouds. 289–297. 104 indexed citations
14.
Fung, Carol & Raouf Boutaba. (2013). Design and management of collaborative intrusion detection networks. UWSpace (University of Waterloo). 955–961. 20 indexed citations
15.
Chowdhury, Mosharaf, et al.. (2013). PolyViNE: policy-based virtual network embedding across multiple domains. Journal of Internet Services and Applications. 4(1). 73 indexed citations
16.
Lü, Cheng, Qi Zhang, & Raouf Boutaba. (2011). Mitigating the negative impact of preemption on heterogeneous MapReduce workloads. 189–197. 21 indexed citations
17.
Chowdhury, N. M. Mosharaf Kabir, et al.. (2009). Virtual Network Embedding with Coordinated Node and Link Mapping. 783–791. 610 indexed citations breakdown →
18.
Al‐Shaer, Ehab, et al.. (2007). PolicyVis: firewall security policy visualization and inspection. USENIX Large Installation Systems Administration Conference. 1–16. 28 indexed citations
19.
Mehaoua, Ahmed, Raouf Boutaba, & Guy Pujolle. (1997). Proposal of an extended AAL5 for VBR MPEG-2 over ATM. 618–619. 3 indexed citations
20.
Boutaba, Raouf, et al.. (1997). Feature interactions in telecommunication networks IV. IOS Press eBooks. 22 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Mohammad S. Obaidat Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Geyong Min Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Srđjan Čapkun Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Raj Jain Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by David A. Maltz Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Mung Chiang Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Meikang Qiu Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Mianxiong Dong Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Guihai Chen Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Debiao He
Rankless by CCL
2026